AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 8 July 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

,'usIRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION

TRADE RECIPROCITY. WASHINGTON, July 6.

Mr .Mackenzie King,- the Canadian Premier, has arranged for a meeting with Mr Hughes (U.S.A. Secretary) for j,.| v 7 ~t which it is understood the numbers to be discussed will he the proposed St. Lawrence waterway; tariff reciprocity between Canada and U.S.A.; Customs questions; and border prohibition enforcement. U.S.A. POLITICS. WASHINGTON, July 6. lit a most impressive speech to an overflowing chamber, Senator Borah warned Congress that the Government s pending legislation in his opinion, tended to over-greater expenditure. “Every item on the Republican programme,” lie declared, “seeks to increase, instead of lowering, the national burden, and the people’s faith in the Government is being destroyed. The men responsible for this are guilty of the most heinous crime of which moil can he guilty.”

Senator Borah read into tile Senatorial Record portions of Lord Inchcape’s (British) report on the English conditions. He then asked Congress “to see the lesson therein for America.” Senator Borah added: '‘The Tariff, the Ship Subsidy Bill, and the Soldiers’ Bonus, have dragged the n ition upon a road over which no nation yet has evei beaten a successful retreat/’ NEW YORK, July 7 Miss Hauer, swimming in a 100 yards pool, set a new back stroke record for 1 10 yards, namely 308 3-5 seconds (six minutes 38 3-5 seconds). CHINESE SITUATION. NEW YORK. July t>. Messages from Canton report that then (‘hung Ming lias asked Dr Sun Yat Sen, to head a delegation from the eight southern Chinese provinces to discuss their rights at Poking. Dr Sun Vat Sen has refused, unless he is restored to the southern presidency, lie also bus demanded that Chen punish Ids niilitaiv ocniinande's who drove him from Canton. THE DELORME- CASE. OTTAWA, July (>. At Montreal, Father Delorme’s bro-ther-in-law asked the Court to interdict the ox-priest in order to prohibit him fro mexeroising any of his civil privileges relating to property. He further asked for a family council at which step < onld he taken lor the manage incut of the Delormes estate. HUGE STRIKE. NEW YORK. July (i. The U.S.A. Department at Wa.-hing-t--,, has announced nearly I .J50.1K10 men arc now sinking ngaimt the wage reductions. The actual number is 1.228.0dd made up as follows: Coal miners 72.8,00!) Textile workers 89,000 Railway workers 400.000 Smaller strikes 20,(100 The Labour Department states it believes that if these strikes continue Runny length of time, the secondary workers in industries dependant upon, the major industries, will be thrown out of work.